What color is #76757D?

#76757D is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76757D?

The RGB value is 118, 117, 125: 118 red, 117 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76757D?

The complementary color is #7C7D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76757D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76757D color

#76757D rgb(118, 117, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #76757D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 45.9% green and 49% blue (118, 117, 125).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 3% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#76757D color codes

HEX	`#76757D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 117, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 45.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 3%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 6%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.56, 2.03, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.56, 4.71, 295.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.533, 18.055, 21.959)`
Decimal	`7763325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76757D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #76757D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#76757D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #76757D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76757d; }
.text { color: #76757d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76757d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 117 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76757d, #7a757d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #76757D?: #76757D is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76757D?: The RGB value is 118, 117, 125: 118 red, 117 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76757D?: The complementary color is #7C7D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76757D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.